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I’ve chosen specific artworks from my studio to be produced as open edition prints. Grand opening at print shop! Free shipping only until Dec 31st to celebrate this milestone! Thanks for checking me out!

I was on the verge of packing my bags for China. Guangxi Arts University extended an invitation to me to teach a 10-day intensive drawing course in December. The only hang-ups were that I had just five weeks to square up the work visa and I had to find a replacement to provide critiques for my students at Iowa State University. Alas, Erica and I decided there wasn't enough time to maximize the benefits of the opportunity this year, but I'm looking forward to the raincheck in May 2019! ​

Did you know every time you make a purchase with us, you are helping people prosper and grow in the arts?

Studio Holland Art donates 2% of annual sales to art nonprofits who serve consumers with art programming that enriches lives. We've got a challenge to increase our annual donation! So here's a deal to make every purchase count through Dec 31st.

Part of this year's contributions were donated on Giving Tuesday to Community Support Advocates' MOMENTUM program. The remainder of our donation will benefit The Des Moines Art Center School Tours Fund.

WHEN ARTISTS THRIVE. That was one consensus among participants at the round table discussion. We participated in a workshop on Dec 1st as stakeholders of the arts in Iowa with the goal of improving conditions so that all artists thrive .

The event was hosted by Des Moines Arts Festival and Bravo Greater Des Moines. Our moderator was artist and arts and business strategist, Chris Dahlquist. She presented a framework for what it takes for an artist of any discipline to have a thriving art practice, and the components necessary to grow the artist ecosystem, furthering both the artist's individual practice as well as the artist's contribution to the economic and cultural vitality of our region.

Before hosting an event, I always get nervous. But when Brent and I meet with visitors at his open studio for the bi-annual Fitch Open House event, I only feel happy. Much to my relief, I genuinely enjoy talking with visitors who are familiar and some are new faces. The studio isn't mine, it's Brent's, and I wouldn't be able to work in a space like his. I think that might just be the secret to why I don't freak out before activities at the studio. I can just let go of that control and enjoy that it's a unique place of creativity which is my pleasure to live in vicariously (and briefly) through Brent.

Contact me if you'd like to set a time to visit the studio in person to view it. (515) 289-6265, brent@studiohollandart.com

I've reorganized and tidied the studio, yet I need more space! So, please help me make this shift to a clean studio by taking an artwork at a deep, deep discount.

I’m thrilled to be working on my next project with the financial support from a recently awarded $10,000 grant from The State of Iowa Arts Council. I MUST make room in the studio for the new body of work. This sale runs through Dec 31st.

We're on the cusp of something great yet we're miles away from reaching it! How is that possible?

When Brent and I decided to join forces as a married couple and business partners, we knew it would challenge us. There are obstacles and opportunities around every corner.

In the summer of 2015, I left the corporate workforce to focus on our growing family and to also understand Brent's goals as a professional artist. Two simple things to state, but both are huge undertakings in real-life. After the party was over, and the leaves started to fall the next season, we took a hard look at where we were with the studio business versus where we wanted to grow. ​

The Des Moines Public Art Foundation & Des Moines Area Transit presented me an opportunity to put an artful stamp on a city commuter bus. The experience was tremendously beneficial in developing the unique skills of working for a public client. Fortunately, the partners gave few parameters - but one important one being to use the form of the bus in the artwork.​Welcome to the first article in the series How It's Made!

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